Horsing around with Europe's beef supply

2:07 PM,
Feb. 14, 2013

Written by

Joe Gandelman

Beef contaminated with horsemeat has sparked a multi-nation controversy in Europe.

It's no secret that the French have long been galloping gourmets. Gobbling horsemeat there dates back to the country's 18th century revolution, when rich folks' horses began to fill food supply gaps. Today horsemeat is still found in many stores there. The French's appetite for it has declined. But party goers in the United Kingdom would be utterly sickened if they discovered they ate horse d'oeuvres.